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Sagan wins a windy stage 11 in four man Froome breakaway

Peter Sagan won the windy 11th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday after getting in a late four-man breakaway that also included overall leader Chris Froome who attacked his rivals

Montpellier,  France, July 13th - Peter Sagan won the windy 11th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday after getting in a late four-man breakaway that also included overall leader Chris Froome.

With 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) remaining in the 162.5-kilometer (101-mile) stage from the medieval city of Carcassonne to Montpellier near the Mediterranean coast, Chris Froome and his Sky teammate Geraint Thomas joined the Tinkoff duo of Peter Sagan and Maciej Bodnar in the lead.

Sagan easily won the sprint finish ahead of Froome, while Sagan's (Tinkoff) teammate who also helped the in the breakaway, Bodnar crossed the line in third.

Aiming for his third Tour title in four years, Froome gained time on all of his direct rivals in the overall standings, especially Nario Quintana, who was isolated in the final 12 kms who looked for his Movistar teammates to chase the break down.

Stage 11 Provisional Results

1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team 3:26:23 
2 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky   
3 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Tinkoff Team   
4 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha 0:00:06 
5 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits   
6 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo   
7 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data   
8 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal   
9 Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling   
10 Oliver Naesen (Bel) IAM Cycling 

General classification after stage 11

1 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky 52:34:37 
2 Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-BikeExchange 0:00:28 
3 Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx - Quick-Step 0:00:31 
4 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 0:00:35 
5 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:56 
6 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale   
7 Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky   
8 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team 0:01:13 
9 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team   
10 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff Team 0:01:28

On Board Video Stage 11 with Orica-BikeExchange